A great place to enjoy high tea or people watch in the fabulous Bengal Lounge.
This is the poorest, toughest postal code in Canada. The people on the streets are down-and-out. The neighborhood is notorious. This is an SRO hotel. The age of the building is obvious like the rings in a tree stump. A reasonable person would describe this bar as lower than a dive.
With a warm heart and a quirk for adventure, we enjoy the sense of community (don't sit at the bar stools unless...
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Not to be confused with the one in Victoria, this is a dive bar special.
I've been here a few times with the BF and some friends. The drinks are strong and the price is right.. No one bothers you except to give you a compliment (drunkenly so, but still funny and heartfelt!!)
There are regulars here that have their seats, so beware.. but they'll be nice about it. They have karaoke on Saturdays...
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Dive bar alert!
The lovely Gina and I came here after a Yelp party for some drinks. We were dressed to the nines and cozied up at the bar. Apparently the stools at the bar 'belong' to regulars, even if they are empty, but the staff and regulars insisted we sit there. We felt pretty special! The patrons were friendly and really chill. And the drinks? Cheap! We had amaretto & cokes, but the...
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This place is great. The staff are helpful and the building is beautiful. The cleaning crew was loud making sleeping in difficult. No visit is complete with the high tea experience. Raymond is terrific. He should be a diplomat.